{"podcast":{"title":"The Smerconish Podcast","slug":"the-smerconish-podcast-4474155","podcast_index_feed_id":4474155,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Dv1m2CJC","website_url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8436e3c1-2479-4466-ac48-fa58259960bb/3307704c-973a-4ab2-a9c2-8e76f28a7ee9/3000x3000/podcast-20on-20dark-7.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"SiriusXM","episode_count":1991,"summary":"Spirited discussions of government, politics, and current events without predictable left/right bias. The Smerconish Podcast is for Independent Minds. The Michael Smerconish Program airs live on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 9AM-12PM ET and replays 9PM-12AM East, Monday-Friday.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T06:17:03.780985+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155"},"episode":{"title":"Today's Poll Question: Cut our losses now, or bomb Iran into submission?","slug":"today-s-poll-question-cut-our-losses-now-or-bomb-iran-into-submission","published_at":"2026-05-14T12:14:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155/today-s-poll-question-cut-our-losses-now-or-bomb-iran-into-submission","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155","url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/sxm.simplecastaudio.com/d49edecb-af71-4e40-b63b-f7bdc3faae1b/episodes/2d4fd3e6-0db5-4e14-93cd-1a993838a9df/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=d49edecb-af71-4e40-b63b-f7bdc3faae1b&awEpisodeId=2d4fd3e6-0db5-4e14-93cd-1a993838a9df&feed=Dv1m2CJC","summary":"Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: If you had to pick one, which is it: cut our losses now or bomb Iran into submission? As President Trump meets with Xi Jinping in Beijing, new intelligence reports suggest Iran remains far more operational than Americans have been told. Michael examines fresh reporting from The Washington Post and The New York Times indicating Tehran still retains much of its missile capability despite weeks of U.S. and Israeli strikes. With ceasefire talks stalled, gas prices climbing, and billions already spent, Michael explores the stark divide now emerging in Washington: negotiate an exit and move on, or escalate dramatically to force Iran into submission. Listen here, and vote....and share this podcast! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.","meta_description":"Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: If you had to pick one, which is it: cut our losses now or bomb Iran into submission? As President Trump meets wi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":627,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155/episodes/today-s-poll-question-cut-our-losses-now-or-bomb-iran-into-submission/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-smerconish-podcast-4474155/today-s-poll-question-cut-our-losses-now-or-bomb-iran-into-submission.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}